June 20 – August 12
LO CAL R ES O UR CES / CAM P S : ARTS + ACT I V I T IES F E AT UR E
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Preschool— 8th grade
Learning & Enrichment Outdoor Education Performing Arts Fine Arts Sports Day Camps
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members of the boys’ biological family. Query-Fiss facilitates support groups through Amara’s STAR (Strong, Tough and Resilient) program for adoptive parents (amarafamily.org). What should people know about foster care and foster adoption? The purpose of foster care is to reunite families. It’s not adoption. It’s important to realize that adoption is also loss — a permanent loss for the child. Reunification is sad for us [foster parents], but families belong together, so we have to support it to the best of our ability because it’s in the best interest of children. You have to expect the Spanish Inquisition — expect the unexpected. You have very little control over what happens once a child is placed. It’s not the system being nefarious: Families are in crisis, and situations can evolve quickly. You are there to be the stability they [the foster children] need. You can feel scared, and it can be anxiety-producing, but we were there to be a safe person for these children, and we have to be the best safe person we can be. What was the hardest part of adopting through the foster system? Nobody is prepared to become a parent, no matter how much they think they are before it happens. There were times when I felt like I had no toolbox, no script. There were times when I got thrown a developmental curveball, and I would have benefited by knowing
We will offer an inquiry-based camp where the campers help in choosing a topic or activity that will be explored every week. Campers will help lead the direction of their camp experience.
Our instructors build activities around your child’s curiosity!
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Parents Adrienne and Victor with sons Daniel and Zaik
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